Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-04
THE WEST AND THE EAST.
Kansas, England and the Fishery CUES
ton.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The Daily EAGLE few days since re-
ferred to what the papers Of England said
in regard to the speech on the fishery cues
ton by Senator ingalls,. was glad to see
this, not that particularly endorse what
the EAGLE said, but it puts before our
people what the west is thought of in cid
England 1t may not be pleasant thing
to contemplate, but think love OF truth
will warrant the admission that what IS
known as the Great West has no influence
whatever in American politics. 1t is a
fact that | think 10 well informed person
will deny, that the great states west of
Pennsylvania and north of the Ohio river,
and controlled by the Republican party,
has not, since the days of the Lincolns and
Grants, and Yates, and Trumbulls, and
Mortons, and Chambers, a single represen-
tative in the councils Of the nation to dis
cuss questions of craftsmanship from Il
western standpoint The press and peo-
pie of the west are to blame for this, and
not our representatives. / believe Sena-
tor Ingalls, is one Of the ablest
statesmen in the senate and when the states
east of the Allegheny mountains try to get
up war with the little province on the
north for the sole purpose Of getting clear
of the surplus and further hampering the
commerce of this country TO help their
schemes of protecting eastern interest, 1t
srieves he to see CUR senator in order to
help along that scheme throw down the
guantlet to old England Senator ingalls,
knew when he made that war speech that
the common people Of England who would
in case Of war meet the American soldiers
in battle, are now and ever have been the
friends of this country He knew that the
Infamous system which this war is ia
tended to foster has driven our commerce
from the ocean He knew that barely one
seventh of our remaining commerce is car
ried in our own ships. He knew that the
American people and government had not
even pretense of a navy upon the high
seas He knew all these as well
as he knew the western in
terest did not want the interstate
commerce bill when he voted for it. Then
do | censure ingalls,? No, he did right.
The west is a tail to the eastern kite and he
represented his constituency. He could
not do otherwise and hold his place in the
senate. The Judge on the bench must eX-
pound the law without any regard to his
private opinion Of the law. The senator
who is elected by a party must stand by
his party and its principles. The soldier
in the field must be for his country, right
or wrong These things when applied to
the Judge or senator or soldier is a virtue,
but when applied to the American citizen
voter at the polls makes hma most consum-
ate jack ass. | wish the press OF the
west would discuss questions of statesman
ship from western stand point And the
people tell our congressman that they are
sent to congress to represent this great,
vast. magnificent west. If they would only
do this and free the east of the western
political mud, the halls of congress would
resound with the eloquence of the peerless
SONS of the west, until we would be re-
minded of the days of the Stewards and the
Wilson's and WehStprS and CalhOIluS and
Haneys But they will not DO this and
nine tenths of the people who read this will
say that if Farmer Doolittle don't like the
west he had better leave it. To save any
further trouble before hand | will just give
notice that will not do it.
FARMER DooLITTLE